The gene yjfQ encodes the repressor of the yjfR-X regulon (ula), which is involved in L-ascorbate metabolism in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 6065-6068

  Campos, Evangelina ^a   Aguilar, Juan ^a   Baldoma, Laura ^a   Badia, Josefa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN YJFQ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID METABOLISM; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; REPRESSOR GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCORBIC ACID; BASE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; REGULON; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; ULA;

EID: 0036837760     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.21.6065-6068.2002     Document Type: Article

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